* Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury

Matt Hazel 2016 Fantasy Projection

2016 Pts

2016 Avg

Depth Chart

*Avg Games Played

2015 Avg

2015 Fantasy Ranking

2015 Consistency

4.59

.55

2

0

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2016 Bye Week

Team Change

Head Coach Change

**Coming Off Injury

Depth Chart Change

Higher Fantasy Avg then League

Harder Schedule in 2016

Better Defenses in 2016

Better Pass Defenses in 2016

Better Against Sub 500 Teams

8

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Matt Hazel Previous Years Stats

Year

Team

Gms

Recs

Rec Yds

Rec Tds

Pass Yds

Pass Tds

Rush Yds

Rush Tds

FGs

XPs

Fan Pts

Fan Pts Avg

2014

Dolphins

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.00

.00

Matt Hazel 2016 Fantasy Analysis

Career Synopsis:
Matt Hazel was below his fantasy projection last year. His best fantasy WR ranking was #196 in 2014.Career Experience Outlook:
Hazel is entering his 2nd year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, WRs in their 2nd year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.55 from their 1st year.Depth Chart Change:
No Change in Depth Chart.Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.1825) pts per game for Hazel. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Lamar Miller (2015 Avg: 10.44 Pts/Game) has left the team and Jay Ajayi (2015 Avg: 3.24 Pts/Game) and Gabe Hughes have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Rishard Matthews (2015 Avg: 5.75 Pts/Game) has left the team and DeVante Parker (2015 Avg: 5.34 Pts/Game) is now starting. At the Tight End position: Dion Sims (2015 Avg: 1.12 Pts/Game) is now starting. Along the Offenisve Line: Dallas Thomas is no longer starting, John Denney has left the team and Ja'Wuan James, Billy Turner and Laremy Tunsil have been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty:Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Hazel plays this year (95 - 97 - 0 0.495%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (90 - 118 - 0 0.433%), and last season's teams gave up more points (5,004) compared to this season's teams (4,217) so this could mean less fantasy points.Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:There was not much difference last year in the fantasy average Hazel had against winning teams (0 pts/game) and losing teams (0 pts/game), so there are no clear trends to be learned from the winning percentage of the schedule.Defenses:From a defensive standpoint, Hazel will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 13.92 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 17.85 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (247 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (241 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).